Jesus in the Outfield?

Jesus Guzman tells Lider en Deportes' Carlos Rodriguez that he has received no guarantee of making the Giants' opening day roster, but he has received another sort of guarantee from manager Bruce Bochy: Whatever chance he has will be in the outfield, as opposed to the infield, where Guzman has almost exclusively played in the past. After three brief callups in 2009, the Giants designated the 26-year-old Venezuelan for assignment to make room for Bengie Molina this offseason, then invited him back to spring training. Last season at Triple A Fresno, Guzman put up a .321/.379/.507 line in 500 PA while playing mostly first base.

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We could call this the Velez career path. Years in the minors playing IF, then they decide he does not do it well enough. Velez’ year in AA, he made the allstar team at 2B, then was playing OF by the time the game was played.
Guzman was in outfield a bit last Spring, I don’t remember how bad he was.

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by foothillsfan on Mar 13, 2010 2:45 PM PST reply actions

I don't know how well he played in the infield

but I believe he was pretty poor at 1B which should be the easiest position to play

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by Gobroks on Mar 13, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions

I think that’s largely dependent on how fast you are. Slow guys probably play 1B better than Guzman would, but the outfield would be a better position for a guy who’s a little faster and a little worse at fielding; picking a throw in the dirt is probably harder than a ground ball by the time it gets out of the infield. Guzman hasn’t shown a lot of speed on the basepaths, but maybe he’s quick enough to be a corner OF.

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by quincy0191 on Mar 14, 2010 12:55 AM PST up reply actions

Kind of in this boat. He smells like a left fielder to me. Of coarse tht only means there is DeRosa, Torres, Velez, Lewis, Nate and Pill ahead of him on the Botchey Depth Chart™ … amiright?

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by daveinexile on Mar 14, 2010 6:31 AM PST up reply actions

Your 2010 Giants

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by natteringnabob on Mar 14, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Randy Winn, come back!

Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.

The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7

Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6

by dregarx on Mar 14, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Your 2010 Giants

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by The Thrill on Mar 14, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Weren’t they going to try Ishi in the outfield too?

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by kennv on Mar 14, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Because the outfielder situation isn't enough of a clusterfuck

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by Sammy Danger on Mar 13, 2010 9:59 PM PST reply actions

Yeah, he doesn’t have a future at 1b. Not only does he stink there, he has to deal with Huff, TI, Bowker and now even Posey. During the season you’re probably going to see DeRosa there as well. LF is crowded as well, but when your starting LF is capable of playing almost anywhere, you have more of a chance.

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by rxmeister on Mar 14, 2010 6:26 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

Huff, TI, Bowker and maybe Posey blocking his path vs. DeRosa, Velez, Torres, Lewis, Nate, Bowker, Ish and Pill……. and since Huff, TI, and Bowker all hit lefty.. well it seems to me like he had a better shot of cracking the big league roster at some point this year playing 1B.

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by sam23 on Mar 14, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions

But where will Matty and Felipe play?

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by Natto on Mar 13, 2010 10:26 PM PST reply actions

In the 60s.

Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.

The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7

Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6

by dregarx on Mar 14, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Kind of makes sense if you concede that: a) he doesn’t hit well enough to play 1B; and b) he’s a bad fielder at 1B. Why not see if he can play a decent OF, where his bat will be more valuable, and a better compliment to all the part-time, left-handed hitting OFs already on the roster (Lewis, Bowker, Schierholtz, Baron Pickoff von Ironglove).

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by tedfordfan on Mar 14, 2010 8:15 AM PST reply actions